- Date
- May 25, 1993, 15:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Mountain Home, ID
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5203XCessna TU206G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 3, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930525015149A
- Case key
- 43034
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Probable cause
Compensation for wind conditions was inadequate. The wind gusts were a factor.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot said that he was in charge of the construction work on the highway and was attempting to land on the highway in gusting wind conditions. When the airplane was approximately five feet above touchdown, the airplane drifted to the side. The pilot applied full throttle to gain altitude; however, the left wing contacted the surface and the airplane spun around.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5203X
- Reported as
- Cessna TU206G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- U20605592
- Airframe hours
- 1,600
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520M, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Heaton, Richard J.
- Registered owner
- Heaton, Richard J.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 14, 1992 · 60 hours before
- Departed
- U10 · Preston, ID
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 60
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 1,500 total · 775 in this make and model · 1,400 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 15 knots, gusting 35
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.